Evening Star Newspaper, May 8, 1926, Page 2

HE KVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, 1 ., SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1926. IPAST IS GOOD OMEN|ARRIVAL OF NORGE FOR D. C. ORATOR, IS COLORFUL SIGHT ‘Remarkable Speaking Ability | Like Huge, Gray Fish Dirigi- of Miss Posey Stirs Hopes | hle Floats Between Peaks of Eastern High. in Kings Bay Fjord. y 2 ). SHARES VICTORY WITH MOTHER PERSHING AIDS BUDDY POPPY DRIVE [GOLF TOURNAMENT ENTERS SEMIFINAL Houghton, Pitt. Voigt and Moore Still Playing at Indian Spring. BISHOPS T0 BACK - RIGID DRY STAND Board Will Make Official| Pronunciation on Enforce- ment Monday. L | Three for publi now members of prive former president of the Club yesterday survived the fir ro ds in th tournament : 1f the developments of the first two | ; national orato asts count for e anything, Miss ) Posey of E ern High ho won @ place the nation by wi champions viclnity yesterday oxcell showing finals, i {8 the secor school which has won a pl national finals two years sion. The Phillips High ol of Birmingham, Ala., won a place in the nationul finals in 1924, and its rvepre sentative that year was given fifth ce {n the nationnl finuls. The next year Itobert Sessions, also u repre sentative of Philiips High School, no only won a place in the v finaly, but won the natio hip itself. Tn the 192§ contest the reprementa- tive of Washington and vicinity, of Eastern High School, won fifth place in the national finals. This year the representative of Eastern High School would keem to have an excollent chance to duplicate for her school the progressiva success achieved by the Birmingham High School All the Eastern High School cohorts are calling attention enthusiastically to t romising parallel wnd hopes jof great victortes ahead run high. 1 {addition the to the remarkabl spea esenta | tive BY RUSSE Special Correxpo OWEN, pronun on, wi atar ttentlon i te clubs, and Yl By Wireless to 1 he board of Sossion_nere Church, 1t authority today. i witl en more thau in off over the wate black under lowering shape uppeared yesierda the transpolar dirizible Amvndsen-Bllawortn Not swept around the fore nd with whirring motors safled the fjord betwoen the white mountains. B had beon falllng all night, but as th poeared the clouds parted and Now lig! glowed behind the Jagged peaks and shome ) the glistening sides of the airship, iich slow grew to the propor tions of u huge, gray fish, swimn through the thin morning afr. It wus the moment for which the leaders of tha expeditlon had long alted and the scene ftted the event. The divigible floated up the tlord in etting such as no airship ever had fabric of man's hands usu- ally dwars whatever it is near, but againat the gold and whit rvietng with calm majesty water and_ making o long throu ch the airship seemed a puny thing. Arctie’s Strangest Sight. The Three Crowns, the pyramida peaks which are the great landmar of Kings Bay, frowned down upon {this invasion of their serenity, und the edge of the glacter, rising 200 feet shone cold and Llue in the morning light ving gently. the purring alrship floated into t amphi theater king the strangest in the Arct Thero ality morning as rge of the pedition tlonal 1 high in the succes Harry 3.V e | G Club Moore, formerly 0Ly e 5 nockburn h Tom g pre: vived a da the e spect homa. is the na- ntt Saloon premdent of Ilis statement idress Ly . Miss Georgia Leflingwell putting a_“Buddy Poppy” in the buttonhole of Gen. Pershing’s coat. The annual “Buddy Poppy” drive will open soon In aid of veterans in the various hospitals throughout the United States. | |FORCE OF MARINES |~ .- LAND IN NICARAGUA - the District ‘d up his b afternoon to bea Jed miargs ‘ Mateh Goes 20 Holes a moved o 1 the, hodist ina 1 e Row: olds th | G. P ship. the subject | she selected, namely. “America's ) tribution 10 Constitutional Gove ent.” This is the broadest of all the res permitted in the contest and the same time is treated by the Washington chumpion with due re. gard to the fmportance of detalls. Tt is probable thut most of the finalists 1 speak on the subfect of the Con thereto of cer- esmen. The contrast, thero Le in faver of the speaker for the speakers deveiop the ne ‘olunta nn $483 5 Ly ail Protestant de eald that $100, Meth- fProtecting American Lives and Property in Bluefields From Rebels. ¥ of the the ight have seen by unknown Seventeen-year-old Myrtle Posey, Eastern High senior, and her mother, Mrs. David M. Posey, 1346 North Carolina avenue northeast, whom she credits as her insplration in winning the distinction of national finalist in the Nation- al Oratorcal Contest late yesterday afternoon. Miss Posey wins $300 in cash, a three-month trip to Eurvpe and an opportunity to compete in the Interna- tional Oratorical Contest here next Fall. PROUD OVER ORATORY VICTORY. LASS GIVES CREDIT TO MOTHER |, . “a steady volent and he receipts ma ndering in fr the North, for nothing elso in the whole Jundscape, unless it was the American Jlune, resting llke 2 huge bird before| flight, even faintly suggested the snquest of man over nature. This| is # country of ra elements where | humans tread softly and with precau- | tions against the sflent menace of the North, and the atrahip seemed miore linked \with the unknown than with the little Dlick figures awaiting here i the Arrival Dramatic rrival of the with dr: more beca fter her ar ng silel 108t noth heard. late last rd came that the ship had| at desolate spot and was head er the Polar Sea. The snow was in big flukes then and at | a5 impossible for Kings Bay | to see the mountains. The Italians | particularly Prof. Nobile, brother of | the fous about the burometer went downw steadily. Then » the long, silent night no word dire 16 Assocaated Pre MANAGUA, Nl tat rines | Bluefields to protect nd of the 1 res Nicaraguan all ports tation ¢ the re FORESTFIRECALLS * VRGINA SOLDIRS | Governor Orders Men Out s, Above: Raold Amundsen, whose air- | oy e e A ved ot Wings| Flames Sweep Shenan- Bay, Spitzbergen, its base for the ex-| — lay Americ L result of th } B i Kau ave L oot .. Waldorf of d that the spi uny 1 America never 180 sup- Wade to the | or the work are contin clared th 0 an Consolation Results i i will speak fth in the The speaking or contestants, which was de Ly lot drawings made hy Noyes, cha of the 1 gu ported =ffect 1 the M watching mp a m Mes | | inists venteen-year-old Myrtle Posey Happy Over Pro- spective European Trip—Is Typi First pla Second | Angeles. Third place—Winner a Yourth place—Winner at [« B, T Fifth place—winner at Washingtor — Kixth place— Winner at Ko Clity M| @eventh place—Winn | York. ident. srge had been effectives was uni betore. 1 in the | fields, wi ned of by China, on the basis the | place—W aflt uy 1 the tional American Girl. the 1348 North . ever ready to M Mrs. David states th peak ests she declared, “who to decide to cuter She always backs me up i my school avors, and 1 deter mes ed to ‘miake good’ for her. T in nelghborhood in | tended to enter the contest last year, but didn’'t. and made up my mind then | T would surely compete this year, al one at Bastern mother proudl Vorel « and ar ave nswer | tie | has w who | {usual in Trips Through Europe. All seven of the national finalists, « companied by a chaperonn and national director, will be taken or tour Lurope, =ailing from New York on July 3 und golng through | France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany. | Holland, Belglum, England and & {land. The party will sall from Liv s call car-old moth dishes, 17 yester honor the dny received the sages of an admirin a manner in which stamped her as a nost unusual young lady | | my ? terrible odd: es of the Methodis t ve justified 3 of effort ars spent there. t in an a Methodist lured Jast the Foundry Church message in supix Aress piscopal! Anothie: missionar of the work Herbert Weich, whose covers Korea ani nre: attended han 1 Wash Fred (. Rey ’hase ethodis he service. 2,000,000 Christian Chi 0,000 Chinese ¢ 000,000 ha o audience Phelps Hand of superintendent and Rev. f the Chevy assisted in t e ese Aithough hut a populat £ sken up cause of Bishop Grose declared, of the Chris rrofound eife ery there are: handicaps, however, lude the cut in the Chiness misy sudget workeis, @ and ot «chools oo | eetually going to see Paris, Rome » | and most of all Venice iationallsm in- foreign Christian re of #ame mis Jnaitior aristian o Orfental tlon of ¢ Oriental s »f China and afllc, whode busi risslonaries the oplum tacked t maitle 1 D Gr arne; ritual leadership 1o 1 Don't Believe Everything. sttacking dogmatic teachings of some misslonaries, Bishop Grose as sorted that the Oriental mind would ot accept the age old belief of W srmers in the infallibllity of every ord and lne in the Bible and that @ spirlt and fundamental principles and not theological dogmas, must be aught In the Orient “Chinese thinking loday is in t modern &cience,” he waid. must support our Christian aherever possible bs Bishop Welch f “Christ—but not *in Japan. C erms We Deliefs a system of theology 1g attention to the gr without an: nd to the schools and « 1 extensio] the Orie heen encouraging scribed the purity, ter Jabor movements wiich progress under the leadership beliefs o A festimonial dinner it the bishops was given by the col- ored ministers and laymen last night Harrison's Cafe. lionor guests in- dad Bishop Williem L. McDowell )t Washington: Bishop Wiibur P. Thirkfield of Chattanooga, Tenn.; Bi op Eben . Johnson of Cape Town, Africa; Bishop 1. B. eot Nash- ille, Tenn.; Bishop John W. Ham- ilton, retired, hinston; Rev. C. Y. Trigg of B vho spoke for the district superintendente; Rev. Kr nest Lyon of Baltimore, tie Liberian consul general; Dr. W. A. Hubbard of Newark, N. J., wio spoke for the Delaware conference, and Perry W. Howard, vepresenting the legal pro: fesalon. Rev. J. U. King, pastor of 'he Asbury Methodist Iipiscopal Chureh, who arranged for the dinn presided, and Rev. et superintendent. was toastmaster. One hundred prominent laymen and pastors of the Methodist Church of Washington yes noon met at the City we. Dr. Pi Bishop Frede sytta. India presided, and Visher of Cal 1 Birney bs Hand kB, 1 the Orient was de- | 5| | e odern acience.” | also pointed to the | 0u0s NOW | { other nations.” e H. Jenkins, dis- | h the visiting bish- | Refusing to be flus o t of a three-month tour of liu- | 5 Summer, one of the awurds ‘tory accords her, | as well as the receipt of $300 in cash | from The Star. Miss Posey naintain the same pofse and unaffected vi cious evidently impressed the terday and caused them to r from a group of 10 aspirants for the coveted flualist title. | 0 (0 Proud That She Won. 1'“ wi l 1 #0 proud T won,” Miss Posey | When mother confided to a reporter from The Star. [ I was in the T am proud for my mot mhy|| DaTasTapts ! teachers, who gave me so much help, {and for dear old section 223 at Lastern High School.” | Miss Posey possesses the happy faculty of seeing the other perwon’s | Typical American Girl. point of view, which undoubtedly ac- | iligy Posey is a typical Am counts for her outstanding popularity | girl, she fs a brunette and exce nt Eastern. She demonstrated this|jy ‘pretty, having today when she solemnly advised the | hobbed halr. Despi writer: “T know Jjust how you feel.|that she is a bookwor T'm in the journallsm class at Faftern | cesy in dramatic and literary pursuits and I think its terribly hard to inter- | s spends much of her time in the view people. v astern and “just loves to Foresees Joys in Europe. W While Miss Posey had intended to|.ution, Miss Posey recalls that w apend the SBummer either at a busi- | gho uftonded the S u‘ulxl 1:;}1;'\;:‘\'\1‘;? ness college or in a temporary position | Kehools that reciting and writing of at the Library of Congress she hastens | ceenrs camn to her, and ;n»'f‘zwln to state that her prospective tour of | regylarly called on to take part in the purope will be much more enjoyable. | clomentary day entertainm e T first started to read T have | iy'n native of Washingt d to go abroad. It geems too| judges who selected Miss Posey at od to be true to know that 1 am [thy final competition yesterday: d - | clare that, in their opinion, she holds an_excellént chance to win the na- tional honor when the finalists com. Dete hero on June 4 Worked Late at “It has not been o easy, as 1 have been o busy in my role of Raina Pet- | Koft in *Arme and the Man,’ the pls | which won the Brown cup. But { s00on as the play was over I plunged into the oratorical contest work and | many nights my moth {me to bed in the early ight. s one night ahc ed o to 1 fdst of my conc f my 1t inspired, for I § n what came in my mind in v and it turned out to be the bhe part of the whole essay. I ¢ eseay can ding- ion ile_she never has practiced elo- as this always { | haw been my dream.” | | Major credit for her success in the | Philadelphia, =aid, “continued strike might have temporary beneflcial eftect on exports of American coal, but in long run effect on American business would be bad, as one of our best customers would be serfously crippled in_purchasing power.” I'rank W, Greene, managing editor, Bradstreet, sums up in his monthly review of business conditlons for Nation's Business, the chamber's U. . HIT BY STRIKE (General Effect of Prolonged ovinions, in this way: ! “Some firming of pig {ron prices is | Tie-Up to Offset Individ- | Americanconl. steal or” o that ual Gains. | possibe some textiles may find wider markets If the strike is prolonged. Prophecy in a matter like this is pro verbially dangerous. * * ¢ *It may ba that we stand to lose considerable | business in some directions even if we gain in others and the margin of net gain in our businese interest: given the possible early settlement of the strike, seems highly speculative.” $20,000 FURS STOLEN. Zirkin Store Robbed During Night. $2,000 Piece Left. Furs valued probably at more than $20,000 were stolen from the store of M. Zirkin & Sons, Inc.. furriers, at 821 Tourteenth street, last night by burglars. A check is being made to determine the exact loss. Entrance was gained through a sky- light on the fifth floor, the thieves probably reaching there by means of a fire escape on uan adjoining building. Furs were found scattered all about the store when members of the firm uppeared this morning to open up. One fur valued at $2,000 had been left on the counter by the burglars. Some of the stolen furs belonged to patrons and had been sent for repairs or to be put in storage. Only vesterday 68 valuable furs were sent from the store to storage. STATE OFFICIAL INDICTED. PRESCOTT, Ariz., May 8 (#).—A. T. Hammons, State superintendent of banks, has been named in two in. dictments returned by the Yavapal County grand jury, charging negli- genco in enforcement of the State {banking laws. The indictments charge {that he allowed two defunct banks to | viofate a section of the law which {limits the amount of loans to individ- uals and corporations in proportion to the eapita) stock | By the Associated Prest | The effect the British strike might have on American business, in the event it lasts six weeks, was discussed by a number of business executives in telogrums made public today by the ‘hamber of Commerce of the United States. From practically every source, the | Chamber raid, “the opinion was ex- | pressed that the interdependence of | nations is so great today that ome tion could not suffer an industrial | isturbance without having effect on Speaking of the graln trade, Julius 1. Barnies, former head of the United States Grain Corporation, said: “Bix weeks of a general strike in Great Britain would seriously affect Amerlcan grain export, since Great Britain imports about 25 per cent of the weekly overseas wheat and flour movement. Effect on Pork Products. L. 1L D. Weld of Swift & Co., had this to say about the meat situation: “If British strike lasts six weeks do not believe it would have serious effect on American business in general, but might slow down our export trade in pork products.” George H. McFadden and brother, Philadelphia’ cotton exporters, said “every duy the general strike con- tinues unfavorably affects exports of cotton from United States as such strikes diminishes purchasing power of the British consumer of goods man- ufectured from American cotton and teuslon of strike to British textile indueiry will still further affect our cotton exports as tendency will be to substitute other cottons in manufac ture of goods in present English for- eign markets.” Bad General Effect Seen. As to coal. 8. Pemberton Hutchin- of the Westmoreland Ceal Co. ' " | abro had to drive | bours of the | {pool in September, lunding at Mor { treal after a trip up the St. Lawrer | River in the most attractive time | the to see magnificent | waterway. TIn addition to this trip 1 for each national finalist, dsome silver loving cup will be u the national champion as a |trophy, The winner of the national mplonship will compete in th ternational finals to he held in Wash | ington October 13 , when the rep- {r tives of England, France, the and Canad 1 | ha at the national finals 4 will he Chief Justice T ted Justice Van Devanter. San- | Sutherland and Butler . ANOTHER RECORD. ps High Wins Alabama Honors. | Special Dispateh to The st | BIRMINGHAM, May §. - The Phillips High School of this city has | established another record in _the I national oratorical contest. Last | | night. ity representative, Arthur Glenn Andrews, 17-year-old menfor, won the Alabama champtonship, thereby malk- fig that school uniquo among ll the high &chools of the United States in producing o State champlon three ! years In successior That the success of the spokesmen for that school is due to real merit is shown by the fact the Phillips speak- ers hold thelr own against the best speakers from all parts of the United States. In 1924 and 1925 that school won the Southern champlonship and in 1925 the national champlonship. Andrews {8 o handsome, athletic ! type, with & voice of many modula. | tions. It 18 expectad that he will be |a formidable contestant against the | 6tx other State champlons with whom ho wili compete at Louisville on May 14, The people of this city are hope- ful of winning the international cham- plonship at the meeting in Washing- ton next October, as well ag the na- tional champlonship in June. Their hopeful argument runs thus: “In 1924 we won the Bouthern championship in 1925, the national, and in 192 well, the next step s the international champlonship, provided thers is no slip twixt the State finals and the loving cup.” MILLER CHARGES " OLD, SAYS COUNSEL | Phili Indictment “Rehash” of Former One, He Declares, Promising Proof of Innocence. | “The new indictment against Col. | Thomas W. Miller is a rehash of the one that was found last October. Tt | charges the same offense in different words. Col. Miller, however, does not intend to try the case in the news- papers. The charge against him will be met afd answered in open court and the real facts will be brought wrongdoing. His innocence will be out. He is entirely innocent of any motives of those who instigated the conclusively established, and _the prosecution, which so far have been kept hidden, will be brought to light and the means employed to procure the indictment exposed.” This statement was issued last night by Judge Robert S. Johnstone, counsel for the accused former alien property custodian, Johnstone asked why Richard Mer- ton, who, he said, presented the claim of the American Metals Co. for the re- turn of stock held by the allen prop- erty custodian, and “his allen asso- clates” were not indicted. Col. Miller left here yesterday, nc- companying Col. George' R. Crossfield, British war hero and president of the Fidac (the Tnteraliled Veterans' Fed- eration), as the representative of the national commander of the American Legion in Col. Crossfield’'s tour of the United States. Col. Miller was presi- dent of the Interallied Veterans' Fed- eratlon in 1927 {test o Lincoin Kl | the hill to the radio s | As time went on it was Iy ‘from the air- But in the little red radi faint signals could be heard, ing from behind the white curt: snow. Somewhere out there, over the ! Arctie Ocean, where no dicigible had | ever been before, the great craft wing- n of | ed its way tor guldunce. | direction finder, | he scale, wers | communication with the ship | 1l night. Slowly they grew About 3 o s morn-| ame a message saying, “'All well, | ling fast, following wind.” | Great Test of Ship. Men slept little in Kings I vas known that this was the the ship. vorth were up, receiving | massages relayed from the mainland, | and once Capt. Amundsen went up ation to send | 1 of encouragement and welcome. | een that viking gods were being kind. The ¢ were clearing and the snow ceased About 4 a.m. word was received the ship would arrive an h later and a gun was fired Heimdal and the siren was blown, | warning those ushore that it was time to turn out and get ready to land the alrship. Soon the snowclad slope lead ing to the seered with black flgures, trudging up to take their positions, ropes in hand, to haul the dirigible into her shed. After other long wait finally the Norge ap- peared, a tiny dot on the Lorizon. where the midnight sun and the snow- vered mountains playved tricks with visibility, making & background of shifting, shadowy clouds. In the distance the nose of the Norge looked like a round balloon, but as she grew larger and turned slignt ly, her long, fishlike shape was out- lined against the mountains. She dip ped and swayed with @ curfous mo- | tion, sometimes down by the hesd, ain nosing slightly up and swinging from side. to side with a wriggling movement, a5 if boring her way through the air. At times the wind brought to the listeners the drumming hum of the motors. Like & Huge Fish. When she was over the Chantier, Comdr. Byrd's ship, the Norge, turn- od {nland and the gas valves in the bow, like huge eyes, made her resem- blance to a fish even more striking. In the long, swinging curve she sail- ed over the hangar and mooring mast o high that her cabin seemed a. tiny thing, from which the heads of her ew peered down at the preparations to receive them. On the narrow walk between the motor gondola and the ship a me- chanio stood, clinging to a handrail. The ship was too Ligh for landing, and after a glance at the ground crew and the flags indicating the wind di- rection, Col. Nobile swung out again over the water, dotted by iceberge. The motors picked up and drove the ship rapldly a few miles west, then back at a lower altitude. All but one motor was halted, and as the speed slackened, suddenly with & whirr from the bow, a_huge, coiled rope whizzed down to the snow-clad hill. The Itallans, used to such work, plunged through the snow with shouts and threw themselves on the rope, followed by the Norwegian employes of the coal company and the crew of the Heimdal, and the Norge was brought to a halt. Comdr. Byrd of- fered his crew for ald in the landing, but he was told the others were suf- ficient. ‘Water Drenches Crowd. The valves were opened and the Norge dropped to a hundred feet from the ground, where her fall was check. ed by the dropping of her water bal- last. Pink from an anti-freezing mix- ture, the water drenched those below. In a few moments she was hauled to the ground and hands of greeting wers thrust up to the cabin windows, where the crew leaned forth smiling. Capt. Amundsen and Lincoln Ells- worth, who had watched the opera- tions with gratified pride, hurried down the hill and greeted [Lieut. Riiser-Larsen and Col. Nobile, the pl- lots. From all sides people rushed toward the strange ship, whose like up and do the onl from here stronger. ing gr we | When the | Norge's record i | Amundsen and Mr. I was never before seen in the Arctic. In « few moments the Norge was warped into her bangar without a f edition over the Arctic wastes to the - | North American continent. Nobile, Italian command- er of the Norge, who plloted the ship safely from Leningrad. Below: C ed crew, red-eyed having scratch, and her and unshaven, most of ther been without sleep since le: grad, droped happily from the cabin, down the hill for breakfast. The were almost too tired to eat and now most of them are sound asleep. One of st to leave the cabin was Col s mascot, the littla terrier Ti- tina, which pranced out into the sno and for a few moments chased a big astly amused weoner. the Norge hit to rest a trip of 1622 m Vadso difficult_journeys eve lirigible. The 0 kil coast was one undertaken by ce traveled was the Norwegiarn 1l some time Norge struck out over the ocean she was navigated so success. fully that Bear Isiund was raised exactly over the bow and the navik tion from there to the f just as precisa. Commander 1s Proud. Nobile is vastly proud of gasoline consump- tion and has revealed that the t might have had an even more dram: tie conclusion. Fiftytwo hundred kilo grams of gasoline were taken aboard at Leningrad and only 2,400 were co sumed between Lening: Spit bergen. So pleased was Col. Nobile at this result, he sald that it had been discussed during the last hop whether or not to go on to the North Pole. then returning to Spitzbergen, as there was more than enough fuel, but the idea was rejected for fear Capt. lsworth would Col. the not approve. o P obtie, tired but too exeited to sleap, lay in bed in his brother's room, chatting and receiving messages of congratulation. One was from Rob- ert Underwood Johnson, former Am- Dbassador to Italy, who wired his good wighes. “I think this is th ment of the dirigible,” said Col. Nobile, “not only because of the distance traveled and the schedule maintained, but because the nirship proved her strength and_flexibility under trying conditions. Between Leningrad and Vadso we had a strong wind, coming at. times in squalls, and although the ehip bent and swerved under the hlows of the wind, she did not break and kept. her course. Iam absolutely convinced that this tvpe of dirigible is the best for adverse weather con- ditions, and T am sure the trip to Alaska will be accomplished easily. This {8 the worst part of the trip, and it has been a supreme test.” Radio Finder Big Ald. Col. Nobile and_ Capt. Gottwaldt, radlo expert. are also convinced that the radlo direction finder is of great assistance in dirigible navigation. Be cause of the swinging of the ship, par- ticularly in & wind, it is difficult to get bearings exactly, but they can be ob- tained with sufficient accuracy to be of great value in checking the posi- tion. The mtors behaved well, but one had been stopped for repairs on the way over because the ofl obtained in Russia was poor. This motor will be replaced before the polar flight starts. It was not a serious mishap but replacement is the easiest method of repair. The motors were not affected by the cold. The ship will be carefully overhaul- ed, the lost hydrogen will be replaced and in four or five days the Norge will be ready to leave. She is resting in the big hangar, canvas ends hav- ing been rafsed to prolect her from the Arctic winds. Down the hill in front of the hangar, the American rivals are patting the snow down for a takeoff for the big Fokker and Comdr. Byrd. Tn the next day or two it will be de- clded how many men are to go on the Norge on the transpolar trip, for Col. Nobile and Lieut. Riiser Larsen wish to reduce the passengers to a minimum so that the greatest amount of fuel can be carried. The water bal- last tanks are to be fllled with gaso- line and gasoline in small cans car- ried as additional ballast. (o 08w s olot ooy T greatest achieve. ving Lenin-| doah Park Area. | By tiie Associated Pr RICHMOND, farry . Byrd roops to here a disastrous forest | ported raging. Chief Forest Wa | T. . McKenna, in an urgent {to the governor, | been cut off by the flames. | later reported the ed for SHEN. Va. | ¥ e ppes sald three men had | It w 1ad Leen account NDOAH PART HIT. HARRISONBURG ing for the w the B ge Mo | has swept over | the southern | Shenandoah Va., May & ta Ri been preposed destr first R. ¥ Is Fifth flieht defeated H A. Knox cording to latest reports The flames originated | Rock Gap the Rock | zusta county 1in rd to Turk (¢ tance of 1 of the Western Vi | Power Co. were said to be thre: X 0 mer e dispatched by th ny to the scene to augment the 1 hundred aiready trying to halt the flames. 1t is bellaved there is little chance of extinguishing the fire until rain sion line def 38 SHIPS OFF BUFFALO BATTLE ICE IN LAKE ERIE ZLeader of Huge Craft Cutting Pat Through Floes, Is 25 Miles Water 000 ACRES SWE Special Dispatch to The Star LYNCHBURG, Va,, fires in 1 the Federul fores curred this week, according to H. M, Sears, supervisor. The: fires burned over around 000 acres hefore th were put out. ¥ A fire near Br! which started las over 16,000 mcres and may continue until it raine. Fire fighters of the Natural Bridge are guarding ainst its spread to Government-owned lands, Conditions are acute because of the drought and if a fire fighter gets sleep avery other night he is fortunate Lightning Starts Blaze. Srecial Dispatch to The Star. MARTINSBURG, W. Va.. May § A mountain fire started by lightning | Sunday crept from Third to Second Mountaln, west of here. and this morning the sherift asked to brng fire fighters from this city. A group of 20 left at noon for the scenc. The fire is threatening valuable timber but is not endangering houses : From Clear Nelson ¢ has By the Associated Preas BUFFALO, N. Y., 3 slaught of the fleet of luke freighter from this port aguinst the h Phis end of Lake irty-eight b tinu ers or jin were ht u the uttac The United States | station reported the abo rter of and iing boa through about 25 m reaching clear wate Steame were preparing toda shannel cut by the Berrvt day in the first successf open water from that por BANK STOPS PAYMENTS. Belgian Institution Acts After 22 000,000 Francs Are Disbursed BRUSS [l Batque Cri with nine branches still has t« 2 . . Services for Ladd Tomorrow. will be held in Memorial services the Senate chamber at 11 ¢'clock to- morrow morning for Senator Ladd of North Dakota, who died during the last sessian of Congress. Today in Congress out 22,00 s during the week. The Banque Pom ‘e Pour 1. rondissement D" vers has not its customers that it will require pre fous notice before making payment of more than 1,000 francs Both difficulties are attributed to the financlal situation of the country STRIKER SLAIN IN RIOT. Senute. The Senate may vote this after noon on the raflroad labor bill. Finance committee met to con- sider a number of routine calendar bills. Judicial committes held meeting on longshoremen compensation biil. Commerce commitiee continued hearing on Shipping Board affairs. House. Representative Tincher of Kan- sas addressed House on question of personal privilege. House _continues of agricultural relfef. Interstate commerce committea conducts hearing on railway bond refunding bill. Joint committee on public lands continues invostigation of North- ern Pacific_land’ grants. Indian affairs committee consid ers a bill to extend civil and crim- inal laws of the United States to Indians, Committee on siders several hills. Another Wounded in Police Battle Mob. CHICAGO, May & (®)—A striki foundry worker was shot and killed and_another man was wounded in s battle of bullets and bricks today be. tween strikers and strikebreakers in Cleero. Thomas molder was slain also n striker was s Shimkus sald he | strikers were wounded. ‘The i occurred not fur from the Gree foundry, where Hallwool and kus were employed befere the Chiengo as consideration Hallwood, 30 Cha strikin: mk o in the leg eved two other a territories con